#A Eulogy for Netflix’s DVD-by-Mail Era

#A Eulogy for Netflix’s DVD-by-Mail Era

On April 18, Netflix announced that it was “sunsetting” — aka terminating — its material-world DVD rental option. The last picture show in the form of five-inch disks hand-delivered to your door in red envelopes will shut down on September 29, 2023. After 25 years of mail-order interface, “DVDs are done,” Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph declared,…

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#Netflix, USC Annenberg Content Study Reveals More Than Half of Streamer’s Film, TV Series Are Led by Women

#Netflix, USC Annenberg Content Study Reveals More Than Half of Streamer’s Film, TV Series Are Led by Women

Women and girls are featured in more than 60 percent of stories and were over half of the leading and co-leading roles in Netflix content in 2021, according to the streamer’s second film and TV series diversity study. Released on Thursday, the Inclusion in Netflix Original U.S. Scripted Series and Films report also indicates increases…

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#Conor McGregor Doubles Down on Comeback Plan in First Footage for Netflix’s ‘McGregor Forever’

#Conor McGregor Doubles Down on Comeback Plan in First Footage for Netflix’s ‘McGregor Forever’

Ultimate Fighting Championship standout Conor McGregor refuses to be down for the count in the first look at Netflix’s upcoming docuseries McGregor Forever. The streamer announced Tuesday that the four-part unscripted series focusing on the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion’s comeback efforts will launch May 17. Preview footage for the project that hails from…

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#3DCG Ultraman Film Now Slated for 2024 Release

#3DCG Ultraman Film Now Slated for 2024 Release

  Netflix provided updates on its original film production slate for this year, including the 3DCG Ultraman film co-production with Tsubaraya Productions, officially announcing a 2024 release timeframe.   Baseball superstar Ken Sato returns to his home country of Japan to pick up the mantle of Earth-defending superhero Ultraman. He soon finds more than…

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#Shonda Rhimes, ‘Queen Charlotte’ Cast on Telling an “Empowering” Story in ‘Bridgerton’ Spinoff

#Shonda Rhimes, ‘Queen Charlotte’ Cast on Telling an “Empowering” Story in ‘Bridgerton’ Spinoff

London’s Leicester Square was transported to The Ton for Netflix’s garden party-themed screening of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Rainfall gave way to sunshine just in time on Friday night as the newest members of London high society graced the red carpet for the Bridgerton prequel series, which follows the origins of a mischievous Queen…

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